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Products

Red Blood Cells

Types:

  • Whole blood RBC (AS-1)
  • Apheresis RBC (AS-1)

Platelets

Types:

  • Apheresis

Plasma

Types:

  • COVID-19 convalescent plasma
  • Frozen plasma
  • Cryoprecipitate-reduced frozen plasma
  • Pedi-Pak frozen plasma
  • Single cryoprecipitate
  • Pooled cryoprecipitate

Leukoreduced

Types:

  • Red cells
  • Platelets

Modification, Washed

Types:

  • Red cells
  • Platelets, apheresis
  • Processing Time – 2 hours

Expiration

  • Red cells – 24 hours
  • Platelets – 4 hours

Deglycerolized Red Cells

Types:

  • Processing time – 3 hours
  • Expiration – 24 hours

CMV-seronegative

Types:

  • Red cells
  • Platelets

Irradiated

Types:

  • Red cells
  • Platelets

Specialized Services

Therapeutic Phlebotomy

BBH offers therapeutic phlebotomy for patients with hematological diseases/red cell disorders, hereditary hemochromatosis, and severe secondary polycythemia due to an underlying medical condition or medication.

To schedule a therapeutic phlebotomy for a patient, determine the number or frequency of the phlebotomy and the hemoglobin level above which phlebotomy should be performed. Complete the Therapeutic Phlebotomy Physician’s Request and Consent Form.

Medical Consultation

BBH is the blood banking and transfusion medicine resource for Hawaii’s physicians and patients, offering 24/7 assistance to hospital partners. A BBH physician is on call at all times to resolve problems or provide medical consultation in identifying the best possible blood products for patients in need.

Technical Advisory Committee

The Technical Advisory Committee is a group comprised of representatives of facilities served by Blood Bank of Hawaii. Its purpose is to provide a forum to discuss trending issues in the field of transfusion medicine as well as issues related to service and product delivery.

Education

Collaboration is key to advancing care for Hawaii’s patients. BBH is proud to offer clinical education to help healthcare professions in our community improve their medical and scientific knowledge.

For schools and organizations interested in our life-saving work, BBH offers workshops, lectures, seminars, tours and advisory committee meetings.

Our educational opportunities are easily accessible, high-quality and delivered by experts in the field.

Reference Laboratory Services

The Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) provides specialized services to assist hospitals:

  • Testing and consultation services for solving patients’ red blood cell serological problems
  • Antigen-negative blood for patients with red cell antibodies or to prevent the formation of red cell alloantibodies in patients who require frequent blood transfusions
  • Search and acquisition of units for patients with rare phenotypes, involving red blood cells and platelets
  • Search and acquisition of HLA-compatible platelet units for patients who are refractory to platelet transfusions due to antibodies directed against HLA antigens. IRL staff can also help coordinate laboratory testing of patients to determine the presence of immune platelet refractoriness. Testing may include HLA antibody screening, HLA antibody specificity, or HLA typing of patients.

The IRL is always staffed and willing to be of service.

Request for Reference Laboratory Consultation Form

 

Certifications & Credentials

Licenses


FDA and SOH CLIA

Accreditations


AABB

Testing Assays


List of testing assays

CMS CLIA Certificate of Accreditation


CMS CLIA

Resources

FDA

(U.S. Food and Drug Administration) – www.fda.gov

CAP

(College of American Pathologists) – www.cap.org

CBBS

(California Blood Bank Society) – www.cbbsweb.org

CLIA

(Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) – www.cms.gov/clia